·Volunteers Are Needed At 2 pm, Friday(Jan 25) To Help Set Up For The AZGOP State Statutory Meeting
Scheduled At The Church Of The Nations, 6225 N. Central, Phx. Volunteers Should
Call 520-709-2311 Or 602-957-7770

·Jan 26 - The AZGOP
STATUTORY MEETING.
Registration opens at 7:30am. Mtg at 9
am. Church of the Nations, 6225 N. Central Ave., Phx. Food and beverages will
be available for breakfast and lunch.Call letters were sent out to State Committeemen 10 days prior to the
meeting. Contact:Lori Urban gopgal@azgop.org602-957-7770 AZGOP HQ / 480-221-9633 cell.

·The Candidates For
AZGOP Officers Are:

üChairman:
Robert Graham and Doug Little

üTreasurer:
Timothy Lee

üSecretary:
Linda White and Lynne Breyer

·The candidates for
Members-at-Large for the AZGOP Executive Committee are listed below.
Elections will be held during the Jan 26 AZ GOP Statutory meeting to be held at
the Church of the Nations, 6775 N. Central, Phoenix.

·Arizona Army Guard
engineering unit departs for Afghanistan: The 819th Engineer Company (Sappers) of the
Arizona Army National Guard will conduct a 10 am, Jan 27send-off ceremony at
Army Aviation Support Faility#1, 5636 E. McDowell, Phx, before deploying to
Afghanistan. The 100 Soldiers will first depart to Fort Bliss, TX, for about a
month of training prior to their transit to Afghanistan. All members of this
unit have made multiple deployments to combat theaters in support of overseas
contingency operations since 2001. The 819th EN Company's primary mission will
be to clear routes in support of maneuver, maneuver support, and coalition
units. Route clearance includes the detection and neutralization of unexploded
ordnance and/or improvised explosive devices, perform mounted and dismounted
operations, and area clearance.More
than 500 Arizona Army and Air National Guard members are still serving on
federal active duty in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Horn of Africa, and within
the continental U.S. Over 9,700 have been called to federal active service
since Sept. 11, 2001. Unit members are from the following Ariz. hometowns: Apache
Junction, Arlington, Avondale, Buckeye, Chandler, Chino Valley, Flagstaff,
Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Joseph City, Laveen, Mayer, Mesa, New River,
Peoria, Phoenix, Pinetop, Prescott Valley, Prescott, Rimrock, San Tan Valley,
Scottsdale, Showlow, Superior, Surprise, Tempe, Tonopah, Tucson, and Yuma. Contact:
Sgt. Ed Balaban at 602-267-2590 or 602-708-9862/ edward.e.balaban.mil@mail.mil <mailto:edward.e.balaban.mil@mail.mil>

·Congressman Trent
Franks (R-AZ), Responding To The Recent Nuclear Test Threat by North Korea,
released the following statement. "Once again, North Korea is thumbing its
nose at the international community and rejecting another round of U.N.
Security Council sanctions placed on them in response to North Korea's December
12th missile launch. The rogue regime is poised to conduct a nuclear test in
response to U.N. punishment, and made it clear that its long-range rockets are
designed with warheads aimed at striking the United States.

"In a
statement Thursday, North Korea described the U.S. as 'the sworn enemy of the
Korean people,' while adding that it would retaliate against the United States
with 'force, not with words…' The North has already tested
intercontinental ballistic missiles that could possibly target the U.S. and
reports show that they may be developing and testing and electromagnetic pulse
(EMP) device capable of shutting down our electric grid; possibly crippling our
defense critical assets and ability to respond.

"The
failure of leadership in the United States in response to North Korea's
continued belligerence is astounding. President Obama's posture of
leading from behind has led to an absolute failure at curtailing North Korea's
massive weapons program. All reports suggest that North Korea's missile
programs are further along that four years ago.

"As a Member
of the House Armed Services Committee, I stay committed to ensuring that the
United States has a fully capable, well funded and layered missile defense
program designed specifically to protect the American people from rogue regimes
like North Korea making threats upon the United States and western civilization."

·The Dedication Of
Arizona State Day In Recognition Of Henry Wickenburg – Founder Of The
Vulture Mine - scheduled at 2 pm, Jan. 27, has been moved from the Quality Inn
to the Wickenburg Community Center Banquet Room. The event includes acknowledgement
Of LD22 Sen. Judy Burges, Former LD4 Sen. Jack Harper And Wittman PC And
Current LD 13 Second Vice Chairman Ernie McCollum efforts in obtaining
legislation recognizing the “first Saturday of January of every year” as
Arizona State Day for Henry Wickenburg. Organizer Paul Hartwell said the event
includes a sit-down dinner for $16 per person. Dinner is scheduled at 2 pm,
followed by the dedication and entertainment at 2:30 pm.Limited seating. RSVP to Hartwell at
928-684-9018. Mail checks to Hartwell at 138 W. Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg, AZ
85390.

·A.J. LaFaro is the
newly elected Maricopa County Republican Committee Chairman. Other newly elected
officers include First Vice Chairman April Riggins, Second Vice Chairman Jose
Borrajero, Secretary Jeni White and Treasurer David Ludwig (re-elected).The LaFaro “Grassroots Team” beat out Lisa
Gray’s team across the board. Total team tallies were LaFaro Team 6,058
(54.96%) to Gray’s Team of 4,964 (45.04%), according to the ballots counted by
the County Recorder’s office.Individually LaFaro received 1,179 votes (53.35%) over Gray’s individual
count of 1,030 (46.61%).